Stream Ecology Structure and Function of Running Waters

Stream Ecology: Structure and Function of Running Waters is designed to serve as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and as a reference source for specialists in stream ecology and related fields. This Third Edition is thoroughly updated and expanded to incorporate significa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Allan, J. David, Castillo, María M. (Author), Capps, Krista A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2021, 2021
Edition:3rd ed. 2021
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Dedication
  • Preface to the Third Edition
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface to the Second Edition
  • 1. Rivers in the Anthropocene
  • 2. Streamflow
  • 3. Fluvial Geomorphology
  • 4. Stream Chemistry
  • 5. The Abiotic Environment
  • 6. Primary Producers
  • 7. Detrital Energy and the Decompposition of Organic Matter
  • 8. Stream Microbial Ecology
  • 9. Trophic Relationships
  • 10. Species Interactions
  • 11. Lotic Communities
  • 12.Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling in Aquatic Communities
  • 13. Nutrient Dynamics
  • 14. Carbon Dynamics and Stream Ecosystem Metabolism
  • 15. How We Manage Rivers, And Why.